"fast" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- It was a fast and maneuverable warship, capable of carrying 50 men in addition to the rowers.
- The most efficient commerce raiders were frigates, light and fast warships that could strike rapidly and with devastating effect if left unopposed.
- There were long periods when no convoy runs were even attempted, and only a trickle of supplies reached Malta by submarine, or by fast warship.
- Germany's Kaiser Wilhelm II had advocated a fast warship armed only with heavy guns since the 1890s.
- Of particular note are the extremely fast and powerful warships that Recluce begins to build, after Dorrin demonstrates their usefulness.
- As the chase continued the Tornado, a fast warship, fired on the Virginius several times, damaging the top deck.
- Throughout the campaign for Guadalcanal, Tanaka often commanded the runs of the "Tokyo Express", fast warships that delivered soldiers and supplies to Japanese Army force on Guadalcanal.
- During the 1880s, France took the lead in influence, due to its "Jeune Ecole" doctrine favoring small, fast warships, especially cruisers and torpedo boats, against bigger units.
- The Japanese decided to risk a one-time departure from their usual practice of only using fast warships to deliver their men and materiel to the island.
- As a result of his success, Baptiste was given command of a fast warship named Bonne.
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